HARSHI GARG

3B

RESEARCH METHODOLOGY

ASSIGNMENT 3

HOW DO TRANSITIONAL SPACES PROVIDE PSYCHOLOGICAL RELIEF IN A

LIVE-WORK ENVIRONMENT?

HISTORY

Live-Work typology is a very old typology which is being used since the 1970’s. This typology of
live-work is not a new phenomenon. It has existed in many different forms for hundreds of years.
Living next to, or near to work was extremely common practice before the Industrial Revolution.
With time people realized that it was very harmful for them to stay in such a place.

The live-work typology is ideally suited to the current technological era that is the 21st century.
Employers may find it interesting to have their employees working from home yet being at office.

AIM

The aim of this dissertation is to explore how the transitional spaces support psychological relief in a
live-work environment and provide opportunities for the everyday which is necessary for a healthy,
balanced lifestyle. The intention of the transitional space between the two activities is to allow the
occupants a ‘break’ from the often stressful constraints that accompany work and home life. This
research will aim to explore how the traditional idea of live-work can be adapted to the 21st century
lifestyle where stress, a common thing in our lives, is relieved in the building itself instead of during
an external commute.

The intent of this research will be to analyze and study designs which explore a space for spatial
experience or mental relief for the user.

I want to research whether the single threshold, typically in the form of a door or staircase, allows
the people enough time and space to psychologically adjust from living to working and vice versa.
The solution that this research explores is the physical separation of the area of living and working
within a building, to use the transition spaces as the boundary between. In this space the inhabitants
break from one activity and mentally prepare for the next.